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Under the Palaver Tree: Human Rights, Mediation, and Peacebuilding. Member Spotlight: Ahmed Tazief Njoya

In many African communities, disputes were once settled beneath the arbre à palabres, the palaver tree, where the parties would gather with the chief to talk until they found a…

Mediation as Organized Communication. Member Spotlight: Elena Andary

The day Elena officially became a lawyer, she sat down with MBBI to reflect on her journey into law, mediation, and conflict resolution. Fresh from taking le serment de l’avocat,…

MBBI at the Strong Cities Network Mayoral Retreat: Building Trust as Civic Infrastructure

Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI) President and CEO Prabha Sankaranarayan joined mayors, deputy mayors, city officials, and community leaders from across the country at the Strong Cities Network’s Third…

Making the World Better through Value-led Advocacy and Bridgebuilding. Member Spotlight: Jennifer Waterhouse Pietro

Jennifer Waterhouse Pietro was one of four children born to a “very unique and somewhat eccentric family” in Pasadena, California. One aspect of this uniqueness was that her family has…

Featured Events

Environmental Mediation: Multi-Stakeholder Action for Sustainability (January 2027)

Equip yourself to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environmental disputes, natural resource management, and climate-related policy conflicts. This interactive training session will equip participants with key engagement and negotiation frameworks essential for…

Environmental Mediation: Multi-Stakeholder Action for Sustainability (December 2026)

Equip yourself to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environmental disputes, natural resource management, and climate-related policy conflicts. This interactive training session will equip participants with key engagement and negotiation frameworks essential for…

Mediation and Teens: Peer-to-Peer, Truancy Mediation, and Juvenile Court Mediation

Engage in this exciting webinar, Mediation and Teens: Peer-to-Peer, Truancy Mediation, and Juvenile Court Mediation. This 90-minute event will be on December 4th, 2026, at 1 pm ET (USA) and led…

The Mediator as Leader and the Leader as Mediator

Unpack the intersection of transformative leadership and conflict resolution with two legendary figures in the mediation field, Drs. Ken Cloke and Joan Goldsmith. Mediators and leaders cross boundaries. They elicit…